Juan Carlos Higuero

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Medal record
Competitor for  Spain
Men’s athletics
World Indoor Championships
Bronze	2008 Valencia	1500 m

Juan Carlos Higuero Mate (born 3 August 1978) is a Spanish middle distance runner who mostly concentrates on the 1500 metres. He was born in Aranda de Duero, Burgos.

At the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, he won two bronze medals, over 1500 and 5000 metres. It was his international major event debut in the 5000 metres. He already had two silver medals from the European Indoor Championships.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	8th	1500 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	9th	1500 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	2nd	1500 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th	1500 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	8th	1500 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	11th	1500 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	2nd	1500 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	1500 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	10th	1500 m
2006	European Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	3rd	1500 m
			3rd	5000 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	1st	1500 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	3rd	1500 m

[edit] Personal bests

• 800 metres - 1:45.87 min (2007)
• 1500 metres - 3:31.57 min (2006)
• Mile - 3:52.49 min (2002)
• 3000 metres - 7:59.76 min (1999)
• 5000 metres - 13:33.65 min (2006)

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Juan Carlos Higuero
• Spanish Olympic Committee